• Define and lead the evolution of the AWS platform into a secure, resilient, tenant-aware, and enterprise-ready foundation • Set architectural direction, establish governance, and ensure platform scalability • Assess current AWS architecture and define a multi-year target-state roadmap aligned to business and product strategy • Establish architectural principles, reference patterns, and governance models • Design and evolve multi-tenant isolation strategies across compute, data, and messaging layers • Define and enforce security-by-design standards including encryption, access control, and auditability • Architect resilient, multi-AZ and multi-region systems with clear failure domains and disaster recovery strategies • Define RTO and RPO targets and validate through testing and failover exercises • Standardize AWS service usage across compute, networking, identity, storage, and messaging • Guide event-driven and API-based architecture patterns • Evaluate managed vs self-managed services with a long-term total cost perspective • Lead architectural direction with external partners and vendors, ensuring alignment with internal standards • Define and implement observability architecture across logging, metrics, tracing, and security signals • Establish architecture governance including review processes, decision frameworks, and data protection standards • Define data classification, handling, and tenant-aware data boundaries • Partner with security, compliance, and legal teams to ensure audit readiness • Evolve AWS organization structure including account strategy, OU design, and policy enforcement • Design architecture foundations to support AI capabilities including retrieval systems, inference, and agent-driven workflows • Ensure AI workloads align with tenant isolation, privacy, and governance requirements

• Working under the direction of the Platform Engineering Manager, the Senior Cloud Platform Engineer will: • Advanced experience using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • Design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure platforms that support application teams across multiple workloads and environments • Build and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure as code, emphasizing modularity, reusability, and consistency • Experience supporting and deploying a range of public cloud computing services, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployments • Demonstrable skill and understanding of the concepts of Infrastructure as Code, idempotency, and repeatable tooling • Strong ability to troubleshoot complex issues stemming from both automation and cloud infrastructure • Advanced experience and understanding of high-availability, high-performance, multi-regional systems • Develop and manage GitLab CI pipelines used to plan, validate, and deploy infrastructure and platform components • Create self-service capabilities that enable development teams to provision and manage infrastructure safely with minimal manual intervention • Partner with application teams to shift infrastructure and operational concerns left, embedding best practices early in the development lifecycle • Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across automation pipelines, infrastructure code, and cloud environments • Participate in on-call rotation, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to continuously improve platform reliability • Contribute to compliance, security, and operational reviews by designing guardrails directly into platform tooling • Continuously improve internal tooling, standards, and documentation to support platform adoption and developer productivity

Role Description Snell & Wilmer is looking for a mid-level Messaging & Cloud Engineer to join our IT team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the design, administration, and support of our cloud messaging and collaboration platforms, with a strong focus on Microsoft 365. You’ll work cross-functionally with Security, Systems, and Help Desk teams to keep our communication infrastructure running smoothly and securely. This is a primarily remote role, with occasional onsite support and travel as business needs arise. This position can be based out of our Phoenix or Salt Lake City office. - Administer and support Microsoft Exchange Online, Exchange on-premises, and other related M365 messaging services - Manage Microsoft Defender and other email security and hygiene tools, including filtering, DLP policies, and mail flow rules - Maintain and troubleshoot Entra ID (Azure AD), Active Directory, and directory synchronization (Entra Connect) - Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate administrative tasks - Collaborate with IT teams across Security, Systems, Applications, and Help Desk to investigate and resolve complex technical issues - Participate in project work including platform migrations, security improvements, and new service rollouts - Collaborate with vendors like Microsoft on escalated support issues - Document configurations, runbooks, and standard operating procedures Qualifications - 5+ years of experience in IT systems or cloud engineering - Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, computer engineering, or a related program of study, or equivalent experience in lieu of degree - Hands-on experience with Microsoft Exchange Online and Exchange on-premises administration - Experience with Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID (Azure AD Connect) for identity management - Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 administration - Working knowledge of email security fundamentals — SPF, DKIM, DMARC, mail flow, and spam/phishing filtering - Proficiency with PowerShell scripting - Familiarity with customer service platform tools such as Zendesk for workflow and task management - In-depth understanding of the administration of Microsoft Windows Server OS, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, GPO - Experience in the implementation and maintenance of data center equipment - Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work independently - Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and issues Requirements - Familiarity with Mimecast or similar email security and archiving platforms - Microsoft certifications (MS-203, AZ-104, or equivalent) are a plus, but hands-on experience is what matters most - Experience supporting a legal or professional services environment Benefits - Competitive performance-based compensation - Generous benefits package starting on your first day - Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance - 401K/profit sharing - Paid holidays - Tuition reimbursement - Paid time off including vacation time, personal time, and sick time where appropriate Company Description Snell & Wilmer is one of the largest law firms in the western United States, with offices across the country. Our IT team supports a dynamic legal environment where reliability, security, and performance are critical to the work our attorneys and staff do every day.

Role Description The Cloud Engineer II is a technical role responsible for designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based solutions and accelerators to support consulting and delivery projects or programs. This individual will work closely with architects and delivery teams to develop robust, secure, and scalable cloud solutions on AWS that drive value for clients and align with enterprise modernization objectives. The role focuses on hands-on technical tasks and solution engineering, with minimal delivery support responsibilities. This role may require occasional travel, such as a kickoff week for a long engagement. Key Responsibilities: - Receive requirements from architects and translate solution patterns into high-quality, maintainable code. - Implement a wide variety of cloud architectures using infrastructure as code. - Develop, test, and deploy modular accelerator code, where applicable, to streamline project implementation and enhance client value. - Integrate security, networking, and observability features into each component as specified by solution designs. - Leverage GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and automation tools to deploy complex cloud architectures efficiently. - Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback for continuous improvement. - Apply flexible application logic and feature enhancements to base patterns from open-source or internal repositories. - Rapidly learn and apply new patterns and technologies to meet evolving solution requirements. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience). - 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering or related technical roles. - 3+ years’ experience working with AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, and security. - Deep experience with infrastructure as code using at least one of: Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, or AWS CDK using Node.js. - Strong scripting skills in Python and/or TypeScript. - Experience with vibe coding using Kiro, Cursor, or Claude. - Experience with source code management and CI/CD tools, preferably GitHub, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, and CodeBuild. - Hands-on experience with AWS RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and networking components. - Experience with containers (ECS, EKS, OpenShift) in both Windows and Linux environments. - Understanding of observability tools and implementing monitoring solutions in AWS environments. - Strong knowledge of IAM and security implementations in cloud environments. - Experience with AWS Lambda, Fargate, and development of serverless workloads. - Ability to quickly learn new technologies and apply them to real-world problems. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with architects and other technical team members. - Associate level AWS certification (Solutions Architect, CloudOps Engineer, or Developer). Requirements - Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline. - 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or solution delivery. - Professional level AWS certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or specialty). - Demonstrated ability to author Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts. - Experience implementing automation in production environments using Chef, Puppet, Salt, Ansible, or cloud-native tools. - Familiarity with at least one virtualization technology such as VMware, OpenStack, or OpenShift Virtualization. - Familiarity with enterprise AWS services such as Organizations, Control Tower, Transit Gateways, and Direct Connect. - Demonstrated success in deploying secure, scalable, and highly available distributed systems. Benefits - Medical, Dental, and Vision. - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital. - 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available. - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life and AD&D for employee and dependents). - Short and Long-Term Disability. - Health Spending Account (HSA). - Transportation Benefits. - Employee Assistance Program. - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave). Job Type & Location This is a Permanent position based out of Baltimore, MD. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $74,700.00 - $112,100.00/yr. We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification. Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs like annual bonuses, profit sharing, etc. Workplace Type This is a fully remote position. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on May 13, 2026.